id: 128826
accession number: 1951.445.2
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Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back, mid-1300s. Germany, Aachen, Byzantine period, 14th century. Gilt silver; overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.445.2
title: Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back
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creation date: mid-1300s
creation date earliest: 1340
creation date latest: 1360
current location: 105 Byzantine
creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Germany, Aachen, Byzantine period, 14th century
technique: gilt silver
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
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inscription: inscribed on the front of the frame: HANC IMAGINEM FECIT S. LUCAS EV. AD SIMILITUDINEM B. M. V.; inscribed on the back, directly below the winged bull: LUKAS.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557)
opening date: 2004-03-15T00:00:00
Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (March 15-July 5, 2004).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe
opening date: 2010-10-17T00:00:00
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 17, 2010-January 17, 2011); The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (February 13-May 15, 2011); The British Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (June 23-October 9, 2011).
title: Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378)
opening date: 2016-05-14T00:00:00
Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378). National Gallery Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (organizer) (May 14-September 25, 2016); Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany (October 20, 2016-March 5, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, October 17, 2010 - January 17, 2011, Walters Art Museum February 13 - May 15, 2011, British Museum June 23 - October 9, 2011: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe."', 'opening_date': '2011-02-13T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art (3/15/2004 - 7/4/2004): "Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557)"', 'opening_date': '2004-03-15T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2007-05-10T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (5/14/2016 - 9/25/2016) and the Germaniches Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg, Germany (10/20/2016 - 3/5/2017): "Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378)"', 'opening_date': '2016-05-14T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Treasury of Aachen until 1804; Empress Joséphine of France; Eugène de Beauharnais; Daguerre, Paris.
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 40
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n64
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 40
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n62
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 42
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n62
Winter, Patrick M. de. “The Sacral Treasure of the Guelphs.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 1 (March 1985): 2–160.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 20, fig. 14
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159893
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76-77, no. 20
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Ciulisová, Ingrid. Charles of Luxembourg and His Gemstones. First edition. Prague: Academia, 2024.
page number: Mentioned: p. 119; reproduced: p. 121, fig. 14
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